Dental Hygiene
Program Director:
Anita J. Weaver, MS, RDH
Bradenton Campus
Phone: (941) 752-5245
Dental Hygiene Program
The Dental Hygiene Program will prepare the student for employment as a dental hygiene educator and clinician in a variety of settings including private dental practice, public health departments, institutional and research facilities, and public and private schools. Graduates of the Dental Hygiene Program will be awarded an associate in science degree and will be eligible to take the Dental Hygiene National Board Examination and the Florida State Licensing Examination which are both required for licensure in the state of Florida. The course of study includes general academic studies, technical courses in dental hygiene concepts and procedures, clinical experiences in the dental hygiene clinic and community facilities, and community and public health education experiences. Integrated into the program is the dental "team concept" with inclusion of four handed dentistry and those expanded dental functions that can legally be delegated to a dental hygienist in the state of Florida.
Program applications are available for download on this website. You may download an application by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page. However applications will not be accepted again until February 2 - March 2, 2009.
Applications are now available online. Click on this link - APPLICATION
Applications are available online and can be downloaded; however, please do not submit the application until on or after February 2, 2009. The deadline for turning in the application is March 2, 2009.
Effective Immediately: The next Dental Hygiene Program will begin during the Summer Semester with one course scheduled to begin in May, 2009.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Dental Hygiene Program is to provide a dynamic learning environment for the education of oral health professionals who will provide ethical and comprehensive dental hygiene care for the community. The Program will foster the maturation of technical, communication and critical thinking skills in the development of exemplary clinicians, oral health educators and lifelong learners. The Program is designed to meet the needs of the community by maintaining a state of the art facility and a curriculum that supports the current standards of dental hygiene practice.
Goals
- The Program will provide the students with educational and clinical opportunities that promote entry-level competency in dental hygiene practice.
- The Program will meet the needs of the community and the curriculum will reflect the current standards of dental hygiene practice.
- The Program will provide an educational environment that encourages ethical and professional practice, effective communication, critical thinking and life long learning.
- The Program will participate in ongoing activities to maintain accreditation, at the highest level, with the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the Amercan Dental Association.
Applications are accepted in early Spring for classes beginning in the Summer semester. Admission priority will be given to students whose program application and college admission forms are completed, and received by a pre-determined deadline. After that deadline, applications will only be accepted on a space available basis. In addition, admission priority will be given to those applicants who have completed, at the time of application, the MOST general education courses in the Dental Hygiene Program Degree. If there are more qualified applicants than seats available in the program, the GPA of the general education courses required by the program will be the determining criteria. If there is more than one student with the same GPA for a seat in the program, the final criteria will be the overall GPA.
Please remember to attach documentation to support your residency status. Your driver license may be used alone as long as it is more than two years old and has your correct address. If your license has a different address than what is on your application, you must submit documentation in addition to the driver license to reflect two years of living in Manatee and/or Sarasota Counties.
Admission Requirements
In addition to the admission requirements of the College, the following are requirements for admission into the Dental Hygiene Program:
- Earned grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 or better in ALL general education courses required by the program towards the degree, and a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 to meet graduation requirements
- Satisfactory completion of any remedial coursework needed to be eligible for college level courses. NOTE: Prerequisite courses may be required for ENC 1101 and MAC 1105. These prerequisites MUST be taken PRIOR to entry into the Dental Hygiene Program. Consult the course descriptions in the back of the catalog or the specific department of the College for additional information.
- Prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better by the end of the Fall term prior to the year in which you are applying.
Prerequisite Courses: BSC 2085C Anatomy & Physiology I
CHM 1020 Chemistry for Everyday Life
Mathematics Area II, AA MAC 1105 College Algebra or
STA 2023 Elementary Statistics
- A minimum grade of “C” is required on all courses applied toward the Dental Hygiene degree.
- A completed application submitted to the Dental Hygiene program during the acceptance period. Applications are accepted during the month of February each year*. There is a one-time $20 application fee due at the time you submit your application. Please pay the application fee in the Cashier’s Office, Building #1, Room #112 on the Bradenton Campus.
Note: Letters of Recommendation are not required for application, and will not be considered as a part of the admission process.
*Acceptance period is subject to change. Please check the website frequently for this and any other changes to the program.
Required notice of Opportunity and Procedures to File Complaints with the Commission
Each program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation must develop and implement a procedure to inform the students of the mailing address and telephone number of the Commission on Dental Accreditation. The following is the official notice for the students of Manatee Community College Dental Hygiene Program on the procedure for filing a complaint with the Commission of Dental Accreditation.
The Commission on Dental Accreditation will review complaints that relate to a program’s compliance with the accreditation standards. The Commission is interested in the sustained quality and continued improvement of dental and dental related education programs but does not intervene on behalf of the individuals or act as a court of appeals for individuals in matters of admission, appointment, promotion or dismissal of faculty, staff and students.
A copy of the appropriate accreditation standards and /or Commission’s policy and procedures for submission of complaints may be obtained by contacting the Commission at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60611 or by calling 1-800-621-8099 extension 4653.
Any questions, contact the Dental Hygiene Program
at 941/752-5245
Please do not submit the application until
the acceptance period.
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